Tulsa

On September 17, 2016, Tulsa police shot unarmed Terrence Crutcher at close range after he walked slowly, with his hands up, to his vehicle. His death is the latest in a series of unjustified police-involved killings in Tulsa, Oklahoma, resulting from deep systemic issues that must be urgently addressed. This page provides information about the current state of policing in Tulsa and the ongoing work to end police violence and ensure justice for it's residents.

Black people were 2.4 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Tulsa County in 2010 despite similar rates of using or selling marijuana.

Since 2013, police in Oklahoma have killed civilians at a rate higher than any other state except for New Mexico. Furthermore, black people are 4.5x more likely to be killed by police than the average Oklahoma resident.

Of 207 civilian complaints filed against Tulsa police officers in 2015, the department only determined 11 to be violations following an internal investigation.

The Tulsa police force is disproportionately white. In 2015, white people were 76% of Tulsa police officers despite being only 58% of the Tulsa population.